手引き

• 読み: てびき
• ローマ字: tebiki
• 漢字の分解: 手 (te) — hand; 引 (biki) — pull, draw, guide
• 発音: /te.bi.ki/

意味

Guidance; a guide or manual. Also means assisting someone or acting as a go-between.

A noun and suru-verb with two main meanings: (1) a guidebook, manual, or set of instructions (手引き書, a handbook); (2) the act of guiding, leading by the hand, or even secretly assisting (sometimes with a negative nuance of being an insider accomplice). Context determines which meaning applies. In the positive sense, 手引きする means to guide or mentor. In the negative sense, it can mean to act as an inside helper for a crime.

例文

1. 初心者向けの手引きを読んでから作業を始めた。
2. 先輩が新しい仕事の手引きをしてくれた。
3. 内部の人間が犯行の手引きをした疑いがある。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, business, manuals, mentoring

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 手 (te, hand) + 引き (biki, pulling/drawing), from the verb 引く (to pull). Literally 'pulling by the hand,' evoking the image of leading someone by the hand to show them the way.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal